1 Esdras 8:88-90

Revised Standard Version

⁸⁸ Wast thou not angry enough with us to destroy us without leaving a root or seed or name? ⁸⁹ O Lord of Israel, thou art true; for we are left as a root to this day. ⁹⁰ Behold, we are now before thee in our iniquities; for we can no longer stand in thy presence because of these things.”